Lateralus came out when I was in high school, so that's when I got hooked. Love older albums....raw and aggressive. But they went to another stratosphere once Lateralus hit. Lateralus and Fear Inoculum might be my favorite two, with 10000 Days behind them.
The drums in Fear Inoculum are fucking ridiculous with all kinds of out there time signatures. Its like "lead drums" at times, very forward in the mix. Huge sound.
Amazing band that doesn't bullshit around releasing garbage music. If it takes 10 years between albums, you know that shit is gonna be some of the most out of this world music you've ever heard.
